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  1. nola mike

    Size of outboard

    Talk about a showoff, @Scott06. You have like, 230hp! I agree though, 70 hp IS pretty ostentatious. /s Also, the difference in price between a 20 yo 40hp and a 20 yo 70hp is less than the gas money needed to launch it. Still waiting for the "I have too much power, and can easily get on plane...
  2. nola mike

    Solar Power Installation . . .

    What about all the electrical gremlins?
  3. nola mike

    Carburetor Compatibility Merc 2bbl 3.0 for my 3.7

    Fair, but just like putting any non-stock carb on an engine, it would work fine if tuned correctly. But either way putting one on a poorly running engine in hopes of it running better isn't the best strategy...
  4. nola mike

    Stingray 208 water in the engine room

    A gallon isn't going to hurt anything.
  5. nola mike

    Carburetor Compatibility Merc 2bbl 3.0 for my 3.7

    Aside from the jetting, what's different on the carbs? Both the same mercarb/Rochester's, right? But just slapping a 3.0 carb on there is asking for trouble
  6. nola mike

    Only runs when cranking

    Yes, your mechanic is correct on all counts. Ignition on should be 12v to the purple wire. Do your gauges work? If so check your dead man switch. If not check ignition switch. Otherwise you'll need to find where you lose power along the purple wire.
  7. nola mike

    Can I install a newer outdrive?

    Suspect that isn't your only problem, guessing something else locked in the drive. What happens when you try to spin the prop?
  8. nola mike

    glastron fury

    Wow, you're going to need to provide a lot more info. But the general answer is to remove the old ones and put new ones in.
  9. nola mike

    Alignment Tool

    Sounds like you got a bum tool. The dimensions are the same for most (all?) I/O applications.
  10. nola mike

    Can I install a newer outdrive?

    He doesn't have a 470 :rolleyes:
  11. nola mike

    Can I install a newer outdrive?

    1.98/1.94 ratio
  12. nola mike

    No fire

    Yeah, follow the troubleshooting guide before throwing more parts at it. https://forums.iboats.com/threads/how-mercruiser-thunderbolt-ignition-systems-work.676476/
  13. nola mike

    Alignment Tool

    What's sb? Those dimensions are correct, the others aren't.
  14. nola mike

    Alignment Tool

    Huh?
  15. nola mike

    1997 mercruiser 4.3 starts right up, runs for about 30 seconds, idles down and dies repeatedly. Oil gauge doesn't peg at all. No oil pressure alarm.

    Not quite. The oil pressure switch has nothing to do with the oil pressure sender (gauge).
  16. nola mike

    Can I install a newer outdrive?

    I couldn't find that serial number...what's the engine behind it? Otherwise you can either remove the top cover and count teeth (if there are any left) or count the number of input shaft rotations/prop rotations (again, not with a broken drive)
  17. nola mike

    Attwood guardian Bilge pump

    Yeah, so in an auto pump one wire is neg, one is switched 12v and one is direct wired 12v.
  18. nola mike

    Attwood guardian Bilge pump

    Every bilge pump I've seen just has 2 wires into it, esp a common brand like Attwood.
  19. nola mike

    Mercruiser thunderbolt IV ignition module

    Yes
  20. nola mike

    Gear ratio in lower ?

    The SEI drives are available in different gear ratios. If it's going behind a v-8 you're generally going to want a 1.5 or possibly a 1.65
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